The introduction of firearms has accelerated the…

1636 CE to 1647 CE

The introduction of firearms has accelerated the decline of the beaver population such that the animal has largely disappeared from the Hudson Valley by 1640.

The center of the fur trade has thus shifted northward to the colder regions along the St. Lawrence River, controlled by the Hurons, who are the close trading partners of the French in New France.

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Montréal Quebec Canada View →

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Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) View → Algonquin, or Algonkin, people (Amerind tribe) View → Wyandot, or Wendat, or Huron people (Amerind tribe) View → Mahican (Amerind tribe) View → Innu (Montagnais, Naskapi) (Amerind tribe) View → New France (French Colony) View →

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Colonization of the Americas, French View → Colonization of the Americas, English View → Beaver Wars, or French and Iroquois Wars View → Colonization of the Americas, Dutch View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Strategic metals View → Land View → Tobacco View →

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